Path to Practice

How can Physical Therapists collaborate with Pharmacists? Dr. Kara Ioannou-Romell is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist. She talks about her experiences from Pharmacy school to Residency to her current role in the VA Health Care System. Give this episode a listen to learn about the pharmacy profession including specializations and how Pharmacists can collaborate with PTs to improve patient care.  Instagram: @Ki_romell

Dr. Kyla Calhoun, PT, DPT is a recent 2020 graduate of Slippery Rock University's DPT Program. She currently works at a general outpatient Physical Therapy (PT) clinic. We talk about the PT job hunt during the pandemic, licensure preparation, frequently asked job interview questions, and more. If you're a 3rd year DPT student, this is an episode you don't want to miss out on! Email: Calhounkyla@gmail.com

How can Physical Therapists collaborate with Occupational Therapists? Have you heard of Low Vision Rehabilitation or thought about specializing in it? Sarah Corridon is an Occupational Therapist (OT) who specializes in low vision talk to us about the specialty, OT profession, and how to obtain a certification in low vision.

How can Physical Therapists collaborate with Dentists? Kirsten Fast is a current 4th-year dental student at the University of Pittsburgh, a part of The U.S. Navy Health Professions Scholarship Program, and an avid baker! Give this episode a listen to get to know all about dental school, the field of Dentistry, and we answer each other's questions about our professions.

Dr. Joseph Fiedor, PT, DPT, MS, MBA is fresh out of physical therapy school, passed the NPTE in August, and teaches at Slippery Rock University's DPT program. He talks about preparing for the board exam and the process in order to take the exam. He gives us a sprinkle of updates on how teaching is going in a graduate program while dealing with the COVID19 pandemic. 

Want to know how 3rd year in PT school is, with clinical rotations at two completely different settings? Well, you should check this episode out. Listen to our experiences so far, the good, the great, and the weird. 

How can Physical Therapists collaborate with Physician Assistants? In this episode, we got a chance to talk to a good friend, Crystal Flagg. She recently graduated from Physician Assistant school and is off to bigger and better things! Crystal talks about her experiences and we have a discussion about how Physician Assistants and Physical Therapists can improve the patient experience by answering each other's questions about our professions.

In this episode, we have our first guest, Dr. Ron Peacock: co-founder/CEO of iMove Health and recently completed his Orthopedic Physical Therapy residency in 2019. He is a new grad physical therapist that is making the most out of his time. Ron has unique experiences and words of wisdom. All you have to do is press play to find out more. You don't want to miss out on this! Reach out to Ron via Email: ronpeacockpt@gmail.com or Instagram: @ronpeacockpt

In this episode, we talk about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected us during our time in physical therapy school (from March through August) and in our lives thus far.

This is the sequel to episode 2. Kristen & Nanami continue to discuss the importance of carrying over the mindset that you had as a pre-physical therapy student into becoming a new grad physical therapist (...with one exception). They also talk about what they have done to keep up the grind as a pre-physical therapy student to where they are now as a Student Physical Therapist. Instagram: @path2practice

Kristen & Nanami discuss the importance of carrying over the mindset that you had as a pre-physical therapy student into becoming a new grad physical therapist (...with one exception). They also talk about what they have done to keep up the grind as a pre-physical therapy student to where they are now as a Student Physical Therapist.  Instagram: @path2practice

This is the first episode of the Path to Practice podcast. Kristen & Nanami discuss how and why we started "Path to Practice" as well as an introduction to your co-hosts. We are excited and hope you enjoy it! Instagram: @path2practice